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maguey
(encz) | maguey, n: |
Maguey
(gcide) | Maguey \Mag"uey\, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.]
(Bot.)
Any of several species of Agave, such as the {century
plant} (Agave Americana), a plant requiring many years to
come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and
the Agave atrovirens, a Mexican plant used especially for
making pulque, the source of the colorless Mexican liquor
mescal; and the cantala (Agave cantala), a Philippine
plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine. See
Agave.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. A hard fibre used in making coarse twine, derived from the
Philippine Agave cantala (Agave cantala); also called
cantala.
[WordNet 1.5] |
maguey
(wn) | maguey
n 1: Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is
the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal [syn:
maguey, Agave atrovirens]
2: Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse
twine [syn: maguey, cantala, Agave cantala] |
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manila maguey
(encz) | manila maguey, n: |
Maguey
(gcide) | Maguey \Mag"uey\, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.]
(Bot.)
Any of several species of Agave, such as the {century
plant} (Agave Americana), a plant requiring many years to
come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and
the Agave atrovirens, a Mexican plant used especially for
making pulque, the source of the colorless Mexican liquor
mescal; and the cantala (Agave cantala), a Philippine
plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine. See
Agave.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. A hard fibre used in making coarse twine, derived from the
Philippine Agave cantala (Agave cantala); also called
cantala.
[WordNet 1.5] |
manila maguey
(gcide) | manila maguey \manila maguey\ n.
A hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine
agave plants.
Syn: cantala, Cebu maguey.
[WordNet 1.5] |
cebu maguey
(wn) | Cebu maguey
n 1: hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine
agave plants [syn: cantala, Cebu maguey, {manila
maguey}] |
manila maguey
(wn) | manila maguey
n 1: hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine
agave plants [syn: cantala, Cebu maguey, {manila
maguey}] |
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